Education: B.Sc. Punjab University, Chandigarh (2000); M.Sc. (Botany), PAU, Ludhiana (2003); Ph.D. (Botany), PAU, Ludhiana (2008).
Positions held: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, PAU Ludhiana (2014-2015), Assistant Plant Physiologist, PAU, Ludhiana (2015- till date)
Field of Specialization: Plant Physiology
Research Interests: (Maximum up to three areas of interest)
1. Pre and post harvest management of cut flowers
2. Drying techniques for ornamental species for preparation of value added products
Projects Accomplished:
1. All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Floriculture, ICAR
Selected Research Publications:
- Kaur G and Jhanji S (2023) Plant growth regulators preserved the longevity of cut stems of Chrysanthemum morifolium by orchestrating physio-biochemical and anatomical responses. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 196: 1098-110.( NAAS rating :11.44)
- Jhanji S, Kaur G, Kaur R and Dhatt U K (2023) Physiological and biochemical changes during flower development and senescence in Chrysanthemum and Gladiolus. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 45:14 (NAAS rating :8.74)
- Manisha and Jhanji S (2022) Morpho-physiological and biochemical characterization of chrysanthemum varieties for early flowering under heat stress. South African Journal of Botany 146: 603-613 (NAAS rating : 8.32)
- Jhanji S and Dhatt K K (2022) Unravelling physiological and biochemical attributes influencing post harvest quality of gladiolus spikes after packaging and low temperature storage. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 60 (1): 41-48 (NAAS rating: 6.82)
- Mittal I, Jhanji S and Dhatt K K (2021) Efficacy of sodium nitroprusside, anitric oxide donor, on vase life and postharvest attributes of gladiolus spikes. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 43:108(NAAS rating :7.66)
Awards/Honours/Distinctions: Nil |
